Posted January 18, 201411 yr the 5th gen lasted 5 - 6 years, The 6th gen lasted 6- 7years and the 7th gen lasted 7-8 years. My prediction is that this gen will last 7-9 years and we won't see 9th gen consoles until 2019-2021.
January 18, 201411 yr The PlayStation 3 is still going strong. It won't last as long as the PlayStation 2 but it's still got a couple years left in it. I don't think Nintendo can wait til 2019. The Wii U is struggling and it's hardware isn't next gen.
January 18, 201411 yr My prediction is that once Kingdom Hearts III comes out on the 8th gen- no one's gonna care about the 9th gen for a good couple of years
January 18, 201411 yr Author what I am trying to say is, how long will this console gen last before the 9th gen of consoles is released Nintendo has made 378.57 million dollars from the GBA, DS, Wii, and 3DS + the 5.2 million that is coming from the Wii U which is 380.77 million that is a pretty big number Nintendo has the resources to keep the Wii U going for at least another 5 years . A lot can happen in five years. Remember the disaster of the PS3 launch, it took Sony most of the generation to come back. but they did and the PS3 is outselling the Xbox 360 now( world wide sales). you can kind of say that PS4 and Xbox One hardware is outdated too. at least compared to a high end PC Edited January 18, 201411 yr by MasterRoxas13
January 18, 201411 yr Well , PS3 did last long and it will still last for some more years . I don't really think the PS4 generation will last for long though . And of course none of them will ever reach PS2 ...
January 18, 201411 yr A PS4 and a copy of KH3 will be right by my side till 3005. But in all realness I'd say 2019-2020
the 5th gen lasted 5 - 6 years, The 6th gen lasted 6- 7years and the 7th gen lasted 7-8 years. My prediction is that this gen will last 7-9 years and we won't see 9th gen consoles until 2019-2021.